‘64 FIRs registered against violation of anti-dengue SOPs’

Around eight confirmed cases reported this year, says official

RAWALPINDI:

District Coordinator Epidemics Prevention and Control (DCEPC) Dr Sajjad Mehmood on Sunday said that 64 FIRs had been registered on violations of anti-dengue SOPs from January 1 to June 18.

Giving details of the punitive actions, the health officer told APP that the district health authority had sealed 92 premises, challaned 329, issued notices to 1,525, and a fine of Rs298,500 was imposed on violations of SOPs throughout the district. 1,334 anti-dengue teams, during indoor surveillance from January 1 to date, checked 3,348,400 houses and found dengue larvae at 7,404 homes. 597 teams during outdoor surveillance inspected 1,332,240 spots and detected larvae at 802 places.

Dr Sajjad informed that there are around eight confirmed reported cases this year while anti-dengue activities were carried out in housing societies. He urged residents to clean their water tanks and not leave stagnant water. Stagnant water is a breeding ground for mosquitoes, thus spreading malaria and dengue.

The health officer calls this rain a cause for concern, with the rain increasing mosquito spawning, especially with a forecast for more rain by the Pakistan Meteorological Department.

Published in The Express Tribune, June 20^th, 2022.